This picture has been kept on the refrigerator in the kitchen of the Graver-Driscoll House, the headquarters of the Ridge Historical Society, for almost 15 years now. It's the 2005 RHS Board posing for an impromptu picture. It was scanned recently to use for this week's Beverly Review article on the late Bill Sandstrom.
What is most poignant about this photo is the people who were on the Board in 2005 who are no longer with us. Some of the most dedicated public servants in the Beverly/Morgan Park community in contemporary times were on this Board. They were, of course, leaders at various times in other organizations as well, notably the Beverly Area Planning Association, and very importantly, the churches to which they belonged.
These people – Sue Delves, Mary Quinn Olsson, Bill Sandstrom, Joan Wynne Murphy, and Carl Spencer – all shared certain traits. They believed in their community, they believed in service, they believed in trying to make things better for other people.
What a legacy they left for this community! We can never thank them enough. They not only preserved our fine history, they ARE our fine history.